Studio City Ih (MSC) Competitors

Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) and Studio City Ih (NYSE:MSC) are both restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PK or MSC?

Park Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Studio City Ih. Studio City Ih is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park Hotels & Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Park Hotels & Resorts	$2.60B	0.83	$212M	$0.59	18.33
Studio City Ih	$639.15M	1.40	-$105.83M	-$0.50	-8.48

Does the media favor PK or MSC?

In the previous week, Park Hotels & Resorts had 3 more articles in the media than Studio City Ih. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Park Hotels & Resorts and 6 mentions for Studio City Ih. Studio City Ih's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Park Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.56 indicating that Studio City Ih is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Park Hotels & Resorts	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Studio City Ih	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PK or MSC?

92.7% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.9% of Studio City Ih shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, PK or MSC?

Park Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Studio City Ih has a beta of -0.13, meaning that its stock price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PK or MSC more profitable?

Park Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 4.90% compared to Studio City Ih's net margin of -15.56%. Park Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 2.65% beat Studio City Ih's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park Hotels & Resorts	4.90%	2.65%	1.05%
Studio City Ih	-15.56%	-14.77%	-3.23%

Do analysts rate PK or MSC?

Park Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $12.11, indicating a potential upside of 11.98%. Given Park Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Park Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Studio City Ih.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Park Hotels & Resorts	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Studio City Ih	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Park Hotels & Resorts beats Studio City Ih on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.